Feather Friends

The Feather Friends in costume

The Feather Friends is a secret lodge which SpongeBob and Patrick made up after they failed to get into the Lodge with Squidward. The Feather Friends just appear in the episode Cephalopod Lodge.

Members

• SpongeBob SquarePants - Co-founder
• Patrick Star - Co-founder
• Squidward Tentacles - Leader (involuntary)

Traditions

• Chanting the well-known nursery rhyme "Patty Cake" as a secret handshake.
• Only being allowed in the lodge by a jellyfish sting on the tongue as an initiation.
• Dressing up in chicken costumes.
• Rivalry with the Feather Buddies since the Feather Friends wanted that name.

History

At one time in his life, Squidward Tentacles joined the Cephalopod Lodge. This made him happy on every third Wednesday of every month. One time, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star followed him to an initiation to the Lodge. When the other lodge members spotted them, they were kicked out. SpongeBob and Patrick tried to negotiate with Roger, the Lodge's bouncer, but Patrick blamed him for what happened and Squidward was banned.

On the way home, SpongeBob and Patrick created a new club for Squidward, which he would be the leader to. The next day, Squidward got chicken robes delivered to him from the "Feather Friends."

About the Club

The headquarters of the Feather Friends are in Bikini Bottom at Squidward's house even though he does not want to have anything to do with the club. The Feather Friends were founded because, as explained above, when Squidward went to his Cephalopod Lodge club, SpongeBob and Patrick followed him unbeknowst to him. They sneaked into the club past Roger and when spotted by the members and Squidward after reacting in shock, they came to the mistaken assumption that Squidward is at fault for bringing strangers into the club and kicked him out with both SpongeBob and Patrick. Squidward was furious and so SpongeBob and Patrick tried to reason with Roger in an essential "negotiation" of sorts, but just when they were close to convincing Roger to let Squidward back in the club, Patrick said that Roger himself was at fault, leading Squidward to be banned for life. Squidward angrily went home and SpongeBob takes a sarcastic comment to form the Feather Friends.

They suggest stupid traditions to "The Lodge Expert" for the Feather Friends, including chanting "Patty Cake" as a secret handshake (too easy as everybody knows it), a jellyfish sting on the tongue to be allowed in as an initiation (very painful and too personal for two species than for a specific species of fish), and dressing up in chicken costumes (overly embarrassing). Squidward rejects these ideas and so SpongeBob and Patrick give up and team up to get Squidward back into the lodge club by dressing up as an eel with a sock and sneak into the club to terrorize everybody leaving Squidward to become the hero of the members. It succeeds, but when Squidward is happily let back in the Cephalopod Lodge, the plan fails at the last minute because SpongeBob and Patrick foolishly come out to congratulate Squidward in front of the others, leading the three to be kicked out once more. SpongeBob and Patrick offer the Feather Friends -- and its initiation -- to Squidward once more to his displeasure.

Fate

The club presumably went defunct in the year that it was created because it is not mentioned, its traditions are no longer seen and since Squidward was not wanting to be the leader of the club as his role is in the club members. It also possibly went defunct due to nobody else joining and with the president (Squidward) declining the job offer and remaining as a cashier for the Krusty Krab and his attempts at becoming a musician; it can be said that the club ends up disbanding for good.

See Also

• Cephalopod Lodge

Trivia

• They were originally called the Feather Buddies, but that name was taken.
• You have to wear chicken costumes in the club.

Lodges and Clubs